On January 13, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the "Notice on Strengthening the Production and Registration Management of Light Trucks and Small and Micro Passenger Vehicles", which has many requirements for the safety technology of light trucks and small and micro passenger cars, such as the seat arrangement after the driver of the vehicle should not be a single row of single seats, and the length of the vehicle with two rows, three rows and above seats should be less than or equal to 5.5 meters.
Industry analysts pointed out that the new blue card regulations are essentially a continuation of the treatment of large tons and small standards and overloads. The new regulations on "large tons and small standards" released this time are undoubtedly a major positive for the light truck and light passenger industries, but because the new regulations redefine the relevant standards for blue-label models, they will have an important impact on relevant commercial vehicle manufacturers.
In response to the impact of the new regulations, relevant commercial vehicle manufacturers have responded, let's take SAIC Maxus MAXUS as an example.
SAIC Maxus Wide Body Light Passenger has a complete blue card new regulation scheme
It is understood that the "large ton small standard" new regulations on the length of light bus body length shortened from 6000mm to 5500mm, and SAIC Maxus's V90 long axle, V90 short shaft, V80 short shaft, V80PLUS short shaft and other models fully meet the requirements of the new regulations, of which the V90 long-axis model body length is 5498mm, which not only meets the requirements of the new regulations for the body length of light passenger products, but also meets the limit value under the standard.
Secondly, SAIC Maxus's new products have been launched continuously, and the 2022 V90 has taken the lead in leading the blue card limit.
As early as before the release of the new regulations, SAIC Maxus had already realized the "triple launch" of the 2022 V90, V90 Matt edition and V90 locomotive version. With a body length of 5170 and 5498 mm, the V90 series releases the space size within the limit value to the maximum, and the maximum volume reaches 10.2m, setting a new benchmark for compliance in the light passenger industry.
Third, SAIC Maxus is about to launch a V80 axle product, which has strong competitiveness in terms of space and energy consumption. Taking the V80 mid-axle mid-roof model as an example, its body height is 2.4 meters, and the cabin space can reach 9.5 meters, which is the largest volume model in the 2.5 meter model class with a height limit. According to SAIC Maxus, the Chase V80 mid-axle model can save users nearly 60,000 yuan in the cost of use in 5 years, and achieve the best of similar products in fuel consumption and use cost.
Now is the best time to start a long-wheelbase light passenger
With the promulgation of the "New Regulations", the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also clarified the implementation time, that is, the production of vehicles that do not meet the requirements will stop on March 1, and the production enterprises can postpone the sale of inventory vehicles until the end of August. This means that consumers must complete the listing action before the end of August when purchasing the relevant products.
Industry analysts pointed out that because the models affected by the new regulations can be postponed to the end of August before the end of August, so manufacturers in order to inventory, this type of model at this time will have a certain terminal discount, coupled with long wheelbase light passenger has more space and lower fuel consumption, so the purchase at this stage is undoubtedly more able to highlight its cost-effective advantages. At the same time, before the end of August to buy a long-wheelbase light passenger, the vehicle can still be on the blue card, and the long-wheelbase model that completed the operation before August will not be affected by the second-hand car transfer in the future, and it is still a blue card. Judging from this, now may be the best time to start a long-wheelbase light passenger.
Chase pure electric logistics vehicles are exported to many overseas countries
From the perspective of product strength, Chase's light passenger products are popular at home and abroad with excellent competitiveness. It is understood that in January 2021, saic motor chase, SAIC chase light passenger family cumulative sales exceeded 80,000 vehicles, an increase of 35% year-on-year. In January 2022, the monthly sales of 5,273 wide-body light passengers have surpassed Jiangling.
Recently, in the EVs & BEYOND Awards organized by New Zealand's well-known automotive media Transittalk, SAIC Maxus EV90, as a challenger, defeated the competitors of Japanese and American mainstream international brands such as Mitsubishi and Ford, and won the "Electric Commercial Vehicle of the Year Award". Richard Edwards, editor-in-chief of Transporttalk, gave full affirmation to the EV90: "When selecting the best electric models, our criteria are based on several dimensions such as performance, efficiency, practicality and quality. The EV90 has a huge cargo space and is also very enjoyable to drive, which can provide good service for enterprises, especially those who have a need for space and cargo capacity. In addition, for the important indicator of the range of electric vehicles, he said that there are other electric vans to choose from, but most of them focus on the last mile of the short distance, and we can use the EV90 from South Auckland to Whangarei, and the mileage is more than enough for long-distance transportation.
At present, the pure electric logistics models represented by the MAXUS EV90 of the above automobile Chase have gained a firm foothold in the overseas new energy blue ocean market such as Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Americas, and have won the recognition of market users in the fierce competition with the competitive American, European and Japanese veterans, and quickly seized the market share with a record-breaking order, becoming a benchmark for "China's intelligent" electric vehicles to sail out to sea.
Written at the end: The new regulations of "large tons and small standards" are undoubtedly a major positive for the healthy development of the industry, but the impact on car companies is both pros and cons. In the face of this challenge, SAIC Maxus is actively preparing to minimize the impact of the new regulations with innovative technologies and more compliant products, coupled with its good reputation at home and abroad, it can be said that this new regulation will prompt SAIC Maxus to maintain its advantage in the next competition.